Bale-tie buckle.



D. E. EDDLEMAN & F. H. MQFARLAND.

BALE TIB BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED APR.27, 1911.

1,033,561 Patented July 23,1912.

ffl Inventors:

Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DUDLEY E. EDDLEMAN, OF WEATHER/FORD, AND FRANK H. MOFARLAND, 0F FORTWORTH, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR-S TO STANDARD BALE WIRE BUCKLE 00., OF FORT\VORTH, TEXAS, A CORPORATION OF TEXAS.

BALE-TIE BUCKLE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, DUDLEY E. EDDLE- MAN andFRANK H. MOFARLAND, citizens of the United States, residing,respectively, at lVeather-fcrd and Fort Worth, in the counties of Parkerand Tarrant, State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Bale-TieBuckle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of bale ties in which one of theband engaging members is provided with a locking hook to be engaged bythe free end of the other member.

The object of the present invention is so to dispose the locking hookrelative to the adjacent band engaging member, that when strain isapplied to the two members from the draft of the bale band, the memberengaging the hook will be deflected and caused to occupy a plane obliqueto the other memher, with the result that the band is caused to becrowded toward and bear against the hook, thus positively holding thehook and member in locked engagement, and against the possibility ofaccidental separation.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelbale tie, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, twoforms of bale band tie have been illustrated, each embodying the genericidea of the invention, and in these drawings Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a form of the invention showing the position of the partswhen no strain is on the band. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing theparts in locked engagement. Fig. 3 is an edge view of Fig. 2. Figs. 4,5, and 6 are views similar to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of a modified form ofthe invention. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are views similar to Figs. 4, 5, and 6of a still further modified form of the invention.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the beak 13 andhook 14 are relatively short, and the hook carrying member 15, as shownin Fig. 3, is deflected out of the plane of the side member 16, so thatample space will be provided for the engagement of the beak and thehook.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

Serial No. 623,740.

It will be noted by reference to Fig. 1 that the member 24 is normallyde flected toward the member 25, and when under strain the member 24 isdeflected away from the member 25. The object of the first arrangement,that is, of having the member 24 normally deflected toward the member25, is to overcome the tendency of the band or bale tie to worklaterally off of the member 24 before strain comes on the bale tie, andthe second arrangement is to cause the bale tie to crowd over toward thebook when strain is applied to the bale tie to cause a positiveinterlocking relation to be established between the beak and the hook.The curving of the hook from its intermediate portion toward the beak isof great importance, inasmuch as it will provide ample space and insureproper interlocking of the beak and hook, which might not always resultif the hook were straight at its intermediate or shank portion, so thattrouble might ensue in baling cotton, but by the arrangement shown, thebeak always lies within the bend of the terminal of the hook, and thus apositive co-action of the parts will always be assured.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the beak 17 andhook 18 are relatively long, thus to insure the positive interlockingthereof under strains from the band, the hook-carrying member 19 beingdeflected or disposed in a plane beyond the side member 20 in the samemanner as in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 13.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 7 8 and 9, the beak 21 issubstantially of the same contour as that shown in Fig. 4, while thehook 22 is longer, and extends laterally beyond the terminal of thebeak, and beyond the plane of the hook-carrying member 23, this formbeing also certain of operation to cause the interlocking of the beakand the hook. The hook-carrying member 26 is provided at its lower endwith a long curve that terminates in a hook, this curve serving toproject the hook a sufiicient distance in advance of the side member 23to insure the positive interlocking of the beak and hook.

In each of the three modifications just described, the fcature of havingthe band engaging member 24 disposed obliquely to the member when thehook and beak are in locked engagement is present, so that the functionsecured by the structures shown in lfiigs. 14- is secured.

The advantage of having the two interlocking hooks, or the hook and thebeak, project laterally from the side of the buckle is that the buckleis easier made, the buckle will not slip through the presser block, theinterlocking is easier accomplished, and the friction between theinterlocking parts is more extensive and will thus make the buckle holdmore securely.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that although theimprovements of this invention are simple in character, they will befound thoroughly ellicient for the purpose designed and will co-act inthe produc tion of a durable, simple and highly efficient form of baletie buckle.

We claim:

A bale tie buckle embodying a frame comprising band engaging members,one of which is bent at an angle to form a side bar having its terminalformed into a hook projected laterally from the side bar and the otherof which is normally deflected at an inward angle relative to the firstand projected laterally beyond said side bar and terminates in a beakspaced away from said hook to provide an entrance throat, but lyingwithin the plane of the bill of the hook thus to insure positiveco-action between the beak and the hook under strain, the book beingdisposed such distance upon the beak that when the member carrying thelatter is deflected by strain from the band the beak will be broughtinto engagement with the hook and the second mentioned band can gagingmember will occupy a plane oblique Gopic: of this patent may be obtainedfor five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,Washington, D. C.

